Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Carrie is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Carrie was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1900 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His chestnut hair is still thick. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Peren hails from a village terrorized by orcs. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born in the west to a Barber, Quarion learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1500 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Amber (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather, and he perpetually has his longbow ready. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small pastel clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Through the years after Tharivol was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Tharivol's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Tharivol and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 4'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a blue scarf. His golden hair is lengthy. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Raer speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 8000 sp. Moonstone (70 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).